This axis brings together 2 loci where this verse is used in the books of Muhammad Shahrur, linking it to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.
Text of the verse as cited
And when he reached the age of striving with him, he said, “O my son, indeed I see in a dream that I am slaughtering you; so consider what you see.”
Brief reading
Shahrur cites it as an example of dream vision in order to distinguish it from the ordinary meaning of seeing.
Axes
- Narrative and historical
- Linguistic and semantic
Related concepts
- Seeing in a dream: 2
- Dream vision: 2
Its place in the network of concepts
It is connected to determining the meaning of dream vision according to the narrative context.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Example: 2
Loci of use
- Religion and Authority, p. 13: He cites the verse as an example for distinguishing between literal seeing and metaphorical/dream seeing, to establish that meaning is determined by context rather than synonymy.
- Concept: Seeing in a dream
- Function of the verse here: Example
- Textual witness: ““Seeing with the eye is literal, while seeing with the heart is metaphorical, as in the words of God, on the tongue of Abraham to his son: {AND WHEN HE REACHED THE AGE OF STRIVING WITH HIM … SO CONSIDER WHAT YOU SEE …} (Al-Saffat: 102).””
- Qur’anic Narratives, Vol. 2, p. 177: He presents the verse as an example of the dream vision that comes during sleep, distinguishing it from ordinary dreams and affirming its unseen, prophetic dimension.
- Concept: Dream vision
- Function of the verse here: Example
- Textual witness: “An example is Abraham’s statement to his son Ishmael: {… O MY SON, INDEED I SEE IN A DREAM THAT I AM SLAUGHTERING YOU …} (Al-Saffat 102).”
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